“What?” Lana was stunned. Before she had time to clarify what he meant, the door of the private dining area suddenly opened.
Lana was stupefied and stared at Kendrick’s cold face blankly. She turned her head abruptly to look toward the door, and so did the fat man.
A few tall men in business suits walked toward them sternly with blue badges hanging around their necks.
“Who are you guys? Who let you in? Don’t you see that this room is booked? Get out immediately!” Lana drove them away with displeasure, clearly not noticing the seriousness of the situation.
Of course, the men did not leave but looked at Lana with a serious expression. The leader in the business suit showed Lana his badge. “We’re with the Interpol. There’s proof for us to believe that you’re doing illegal transactions. You have the right to remain silent, but anything you say can be used against you in court.
“…”
‘Interpol?!
‘The International Criminal Police Organization?!’
Lana looked at the people who had appeared in front of her incredulously, her brain going blank for a moment.
When the fat man and his bodyguards saw that things were going awry, they had to fight back, but the Interpol personnel were all well-trained. They were able to control them with ease.
“Lana, I wasted my trust on you! How dare you and your boyfriend set us up and frame us?!” the fat man yelled at Lana.
It was only then when Lana snapped out of it. She had been completely stunned, and after being scolded, she suddenly recovered from the shock as she looked at the man who stood behind her. He did not look surprised and was very calm and unfazed.
Lana still had a deep love for Kendrick in her eyes. When she turned and walked toward him, she asked, “What the hell is going on? Kendrick, did you…”
She was walking toward Kendrick with a perplexed look, but before she reached him, Kendrick suddenly raised his right hand. There was a gun in his hand that was pointed at Lana’s forehead.
Lana’s body went cold for a moment as she felt a chill rushing from the soles of her feet.
“J-Kendrick…”
“Do you really think that I’d be your man?”
“…”
Lana was stunned when she heard the mockery in Kendrick’s voice.
At that moment, Kendrick’s handsome face was ice-cold while those charming and alluring eyes of his looked like there was a furious storm in them.
Lana was completely stunned. She then saw Kendrick’s sexy thin lips moving slightly as he mouthed two words.
“Game over.”
“…”
Lana looked defeated, but she still did not want to believe everything that was happening. She could not accept such a change all at once.
“How is it possible? No, it can’t be…” she muttered to herself. She was staring at Kendrick with a bewildered look, still wanting to move closer to him.
When she took another step closer to him, Kendrick moved the gun so that it was right on her forehead.
Lana’s eyes widened in confusion. “Kendrick?”
“Don’t ever say my name again. You don’t deserve to.”
“…”
“Did you really think that I was in love with you?” Kendrick’s expression was stone-cold. There was even no warmth in the corners of his eyes. “Lana, I’ve only ever loved one woman in my entire life, and it’s Eveline.”
“No… How is it possible… This is impossible…”
“Did you really think that if you have control over my life, I’ll heed your every word and cling to you forever? You’ve underestimated me, Lana. No one can get me to do anything except the people I love. But you’re not the one I love. You’re only a key for me to enter the Stygian Johnson Gang so that I can get the accounts and be the final chess piece for a checkmate.”
“…”
Lana was on the verge of collapsing internally when she heard Kendrick’s comment.
“No! This is impossible!”
She roared, unable to accept the fact that all this while, she had just been a pawn to Kendrick.
“No, Kendrick. You love me. I’m even pregnant with your kid. How is it possible that you don’t love me?!” Lana emphasized.
However, Kendrick was not bothered at all.
The colleagues of IBCI came up to arrest Lana. Seeing the situation made her reach out for a pistol from her purse.
“Who dares arrest me?!” She raised her head proudly and stared at Kendrick who was all calm. She slowly became devastated. “Kendrick, stop cracking jokes with me. Are you trying to tell me you’re just a spy from IBCI sent here to the Stygian Johnson Gang? Hmph, how is this even possible? Don’t you forget, there’s still poison inside your body. Without me, you’ll—”
“Do you really think you’ll be able to have control over me with that stuff?” Kendrick interrupted and counter-questioned. He then raised the corner of his eyes and added, “The moment I reappeared before you is the moment I sentenced you to your death. Lana, I’ve long ago not smoked the cigarettes you provided. The ones I’m smoking are provided by a professor from IBCI who specially designed them for me. It’s used to counter the toxins and poison.”
“…” The only shred of confidence left in Lana was gone.
‘It turns out he has stopped smoking the cigarettes I gave!’
It turned out his intention behind getting close to her was all for that single moment, to grasp concrete evidence and arrest her!
Lana found her mind in a messed-up state. She could not compose herself from her emotions. She suddenly pulled the trigger and shot the IBCI members.
However, those members of the IBCI were agile enough to dodge Lana’s bullet.
Lana was unsatisfied and wanted to continue firing. Kendrick went up at lightning speed and grasped the gun from Lana’s hand. Just when he was restraining her, Kendrick took out a handcuff from his waist and placed it over Lana’s hands.
“Lana, as an investigator of the IBCI with an SSA identity, I hereby arrest you.”
“…”
Lana was dumbfounded.
Her eyes were gigantic as she stared at Kendrick who was handcuffing her.
She had heard Kendrick revealing his identity a few seconds ago. ‘People in the IBCI with the SSA rank are no ordinary investigators.’
“You’re such a fool, Lana! You got a spy to become your boyfriend! All those achievements that we worked so hard on, they’re now gone in the hands of a fool like you!” The obese man roared.
Lana froze as she stared at the man who was personally placing the handcuffs on her.
“No, I’m not buying this… I don’t believe it!”
Lana still could not accept the fact.
“Kendrick, I don’t believe that you have no feelings for me! If you don’t like me, why did you spend every night with me? Besides, how did I even end up being pregnant with your kid?”
Kendrick glanced at Lana who was having a hopeful look on her face. Without emotions, he asked, “Did you really think that I’m the one who’s spending every night with you?”
“What do you mean?”
“Hmph.” Kendrick’s eyes were full of ridicule. “In my entire life, except for the lady I love, I’ve never touched another woman, let alone an evil woman like you who has a rotten heart.”
Lana’s head was throbbing when she heard Kendrick’s scornful reply. “You’re muttering gibberish. It’s obviously you. I clearly saw it with my eyes, it’s you! The child in my womb is also yours!”
“You’ve got it wrong, Lana. The person you saw was not me, but him.” Kendrick slowly raised his eyes and looked forward…
Following Kendrick’s gaze, Lana turned to face the doorway as well.
The face that she saw made her recall the night when Kendrick halted her at the entrance of the pub.
That night itself, she was very afraid that Kendrick would once again attempt to kill her. Anxious, she thought of leaving the scene but was stopped by Kendrick. He asked her for some cigarettes and even agreed to book a room with her together.
She had a joyful night because she gained her dream crush.
The next day when they had to leave the room, right when she opened the door, she saw a man behaving inappropriately while staring at her with a lewd look.
That moment, as she was on cloud nine, she ignored him.
However, at this moment, the man from that day reappeared before her!
“Lana, have you seen it clearly with your eyes? This is the man that got you pregnant.”
“…”
After hearing Kendrick’s explanation and looking at the hateful, disgusting man, Lana felt quite suffocated. “Impossible! How is it even possible that I’m pregnant with this man’s kid?!”
She roared while glancing at the man’s ugly face.
That man was a thug with no educational background. He did not know what was going on at that moment. However, he knew Lana was cursing him.
That man spat saliva at Lana scornfully. “You think I’m disgusting? I also feel the same way about you. If it’s not because of the money from this handsome guy, I wouldn’t even want to lay my hands on you. Your scrawny body is just like a washing board.”
“You… What did you just say?!” Lana was utterly infuriated as she raised her foot and kicked the man’s body.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.